Internship/Advance Placement Opportunities

INternship opportunities

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Central is looking for fiery, passionate people who love Jesus and are ready to lay down their lives and show real love to those in Toronto. Interning with Central is an amazing opportunity to walk out all that you have learned at the School of Ministry, while living either at the school or in an apartment downtown. As an Intern you will be in the Central downtown office with the team 4 days a week. Sundays you'll be downtown from 1:00pm-9:00pm, helping to set up and run our two services, ministering and serving.

On Tuesday evenings, you will be a part of Central’s leadership small group, led by the Senior and Assistant Pastors, where you will get to know all the leaders at Central, become a part of the family and learn key leadership tools! You’ll also have the amazing opportunity to partner with an existing leader and co-lead a small group once a week. At small group you'll get to teach, pray for people, plan and participate in outreaches, and learn how to pastor people one-on-one. You'll also be assigned a mentor who will meet with you one-on-one to help you with your personal growth. Our goal is to stretch you in your gifting and equip you to grow in your weaknesses.

Every intern will be involved in ministry (small groups) as well as one practical focus area/intern position.

We have 7 self-funded intern positions newly available and are looking for students interested inPastoral, Creative, Worship, Events, Kids Ministry, Administration/Office Management, or Outreach; however we are comfortable to amend the role (or put a couple roles together) to help prepare you for the call God has placed on your life.

Be a part of a family that loves Jesus and is excited to see Him transform our own lives and the lives of those in Toronto!

We can’t wait to have you be a part of our team! Click on the "More Details" buttons below for full "Job Descriptions" of each role and then click on the "Apply Now" buttons to fill out an application. Scroll to the bottom for Advance Placement Opportunities.

PASTORAL

Pastoral Internship: (Open Position)

Join the Pastoral Team and experience what it is like to be a pastor! The goal of this placement is to develop amazing pastors who can eventually lead their own campus or congregation. You'll get to be involved in the day to day pastoring of a fiery church in revival! You'll learn how to help newcomers become a part of the church family, attendees to be discipled through small groups to become fully developed followers of Jesus, and how to develop leaders. You'll plan and participate in outreaches to the community. You'll help transform lives by being involved in weekend Encounters (core value month packed into a weekend), leadership training events, and seminars. You'll also be mentored by Stephan and Marcel.

CREATIVE

Creative Intern: (Position Filled)

Social Media Intern (Open Position)

Join the Connections Team and experience what it is like to be on a team that facilitates connection and real community! The goal of this placement is to develop excellent communicators who produce creative pieces that inform, inspire and include every member of Central and our online community. You'll be involved in the day to day creative process of a fiery church in revival. You'll learn how to develop social media content (graphics, photos, videos) strategies for marketing, campaigns and announcements as well as how to research trending content. You'll be mentored personally and will grow in your leadership and team skills.

Join the Creative Team and experience what it is like to be on a team that facilitates connection and real community! The goal of this placement is to develop creative individuals who are passionate about creating spaces to encounter the love of God through designs, makes and builds. You'll be involved in the day to day management of Central's building. You'll learn how to design interiors, facilitate visual art exhibitions in Central Coffee, develop original creative materials such as photos, videos, artwork, and design projects. You'll learn how to create and maintain an aesthetically pleasing space and how to work alongside event rentals to design a space that meets people's needs. You'll be mentored personally and will grow in your leadership and team skills.

WORSHIP

Worship Intern (Open Position)

Join the Worship Team and experience what it is like to lead and manage the worship arts ministries at Central! The goal of this placement is to develop worship leaders who are passionate about cultivating a culture of worship. You'll be involved in the pastoral, leadership, and administrative aspects of being a dynamic worshiper. You'll learn how to plan and develop an atmosphere of worship that leads people to an encounter with God. You'll learn how to mentor band members and grow in your team-building skills. You'll learn how to coordinate and facilitate the logistical components of running multiple worship teams. You will also be given the opportunity to begin and grow a Burning Room in our building, planning and hosting burn nights throughout the month (all night worship & prayer nights)! You will be mentored and grow in your gifting and calling as a worshipper and a leader!

Join the Worship Team and experience what it is like to lead and manage a brand new ministry at Central: The House of Prayer and Burning Room. The goal of this placement is to develop a culture of prayer and worship firstly at Central but also in the City of Toronto. You'll be involved in the pastoral, leadership, and administrative aspects of prayer, intercession and worship. You'll learn how to develop and teach the church body about connecting with God through prayer, the power of prayer and the power of declaring the Word, leading people to an encounter with God. You'll learn how to mentor team members and grow in your team-building skills. You'll learn how to coordinate and facilitate the logistical components of running a schedule. You will partner with the worship intern to develop the opportunity to begin and grow a Burning Room in our building; planning and hosting burn nights throughout the month (all night worship & prayer nights)! You will be mentored and grow in your gifting and calling in intercession and worship!

EVENTS

Events Intern (Open Position)

Join the Events Team and experience what it is like to plan and run diverse events in the heart of downtown Toronto! The goal of this placement is to develop individuals who are passionate about reaching out to the city through Central's incredible event space. You will have a unique opportunity to grow in your events management skills while loving the community through excellence in hospitality. You will learn how to plan and run events of varying sizes from start to finish. You will learn how to develop relationships with clients, professional resources, and the organization's multi-departmental team. You'll be mentored personally by Carolyn Zijl (Assistant Pastor) and will grow in your leadership and team skills.

ADMINISTRATION

Administration and Operations Intern (Open Position)

Join the Admin Team and experience what it is like to manage and facilitate operations for a multi-departmental organization. The goal of this placement is to develop individuals who are passionate about and skilled at implementing the details of the "big picture" on a day-to-day basis. This role is highly connected to every area of the Central Campus as it involves building management, office administration, and communications for the purpose of seeing excellence and growth in the organization as a whole. You'll learn how to communicate between departments and with external resources. You'll learn how to think strategically and problem solve. You'll be mentored personally and will grow in your leadership and team skills.

KIDS MINISTRY

Kids Ministry Intern (Open Position)

Join Grace Humphrey (Kids Ministry Coordinator) and experience what it is like to develop a Holy Spirit filled Kids Church! The goal of this placement is to develop individuals who are passionate about seeing children encounter the love of God, grow in spiritual gifting, and learn to involve God in every part of their lives! You'll learn administration, strategic planning, how to develop a curriculum, how to Pastor children, and how to grow in your personal gifting. You'll be mentored by Grace Humphrey and will grow in your leadership and team skills.

OUTREACH

Outreach Intern (Open Position)

Join the Central Team and learn how to reach out to the community all around you! The goal of this placement is to develop individuals who are passionate about loving others and want to implement Central's big vision "to give every resident of Toronto the best opportunity to meet Jesus". This role is highly connected to every area of the Central Campus as you would be working with the Pastoral team, the Events team, and the Creative Team. You will help to equip Central's church members in ways to do outreach and will facilitate large outreaches and smaller ones. You'll learn how to think strategically in bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to Toronto! You'll be mentored personally by Stephan and will grow in your leadership and team skills.

advance placementS

The Central team is looking for fiery, passionate people who love Jesus and are ready to lay down their lives and show real love to those in Toronto.

An Advance Placement with Central is an amazing opportunity to walk out all that you have learned at the School of Ministry, while living at the school and taking classes two days a week. With your placement you will be in the Central downtown office with the team 2 days a week. Sundays you'll be downtown from 1:00pm-9:00pm, helping to set up and run our two services, ministering and serving.

On Tuesday evenings, you will be a part of a bi-weekly Small Group Coordinator's group, where you will get to know the other coordinators from Central and will learn key leadership tools! You’ll also have the amazing opportunity to support a small group leader by Coordinating for their small group once a week (helping with admin, learning to lead, preaching a sermon etc..). At small group you'll get to teach, pray for people, plan and participate in outreaches, and learn how to pastor people one-on-one. You'll also be assigned a mentor who will meet with you one-on-one to help you with your personal growth. Our goal is to stretch you in your gifting and equip you to grow in your weaknesses.

Every Advance Student will be involved in ministry (small groups) as well as one practical focus area/intern position. We have 7 potential Advance Placements in: Pastoral, Creative, Worship/Burn Room, Events, Kids Ministry, Administration/Office Management, or Outreach; however we are comfortable to amend the role (or put a couple roles together) to help prepare you for the call God has placed on your life.

We're looking forward to seeing you

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